“Statesmanship is developed in the hard knocks of general experience, private and public.”

We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.

Never waste a minute thinking about people you don’t like.

Don’t be afraid to go to your library and read every book as long as any document does not offend your own ideas of decency.

The problem is not merely man against man or nation against nation. It is man against war.

May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.

If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.

All generalizations are inaccurate, including this one.

The world is more like it is now then it ever has before.

Worry is a word that I don’t allow myself to use.

They may excuse failure but they will not excuse abandonment.

Our form of government has no sense unless it is founded in a deeply felt religious faith, and I don’t care what it is.

Never question another man’s motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives.

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

Freedom has been defined as the opportunity for self-discipline.

I have many projects in various states of development. Some are on paper and some are in my head. But as I go on, I feel the need to be guided in my choices.

We have been given a role to play. We have been asked to provide, to give lectures on the role of Islamic development and the way we do it here, so the people who are Muslims there would understand what the role of Islam is.

We have followed a path of moderation, development is our priority, national unity, good community relations

To have a developed intellect is always helpful if one can enlighten it from above and turn it to a divine use.

Until the reality of equality between man and woman is fully established and attained, the highest social development of mankind is not possible.

To doubt the experience is to discourage it. Let it be developed, see what is in it.

Of course education becomes very very important and that’s for our human resource development.

Political development should start at the grassroots.